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R&D Flavorist & Brewer (FT)

Boochcraft

Chula Vista, CA | Full Time

$77k-97k (estimate)

11 Months Ago

R&D Flavorist & Brewer (FT)

Boochcraft Chula Vista, CA

$77k-97k (estimate)

Full Time | Consumer Goods 11 Months Ago

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Boochcraft is Hiring a R&D Flavorist & Brewer (FT) Near Chula Vista, CA

Who We Are:
We are pioneering a Booch revolution, and our family is growing!
If you want to make waves in the innovative Hard Kombucha category, we are seeking high energy, and passionate people to represent BOOCHCRAFT. We are a rapidly growing kombucha brewery and we provide significant opportunities for growth and development.
We would love to share with you our vision for the brand, our values, and how you can help us make an impact.
Our Values:
Be Bold - competitive spirit, inspired to create connection, and unafraid to fail
Give a Sh*t - passionate, change-maker, and conscientious of the impact we make
Own It - responsible, self-motivated, and scrappy
Do Better - curious, evolutionary, and never stop learning
Win Together - selfless and willing to go the extra mile to help the team
What You’ll Do:
The Research & Development Flavorist and Brewer will help drive Boochcraft toward greater competitiveness and customer satisfaction through improvements in delivery, capacity, yield, quality and test new flavors and pilot batches.
This position will be responsible for the day to day activities in the R&D brewery and to adhere to company policies and SOPs.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Uphold Boochcraft’s company values while representing the Company with enthusiasm and confidence.
Ensure a safe workplace for themselves and others and communicate safety issues to upper management as they arise.
Maintain a professional work environment that fosters a collaborative team spirit with respect for each individual.
Update and validate SOPs for brewing use.
Monitor KPIs and report them out.
Ensure short and long-term R&D production goals, objectives, and plans are met, subject to approval by the R&D Manager.
Perform standardized analytical testing which includes but is not limited to: pH, gravity, dissolved carbon dioxide, dissolved oxygen, flow meter readings, ABV, and TA.
Accurate data collection and recording on brewing logs and in laboratory notebook.
Adhere to the Quality Management System and provide inputs toward continually improving its scope and effectiveness.
Maintain brewery equipment to minimize unplanned downtime delays, to include the cleaning of all equipment and facility operations.
Drive a safe working environment for all brewery personnel by enforcing SOPs and safe work practices and the use of proper PPE.
Perform any and/or all brewery tasks as part of the R&D production team. Such as but not limited to: any assistant brewer tasks, primary brewing, secondary pitching, infusions, juicing, juice additions, tank transfers and kegging product.
Perform and set up regular sensory tastings on the product and help create sensory descriptors for newly released product.
Work through, design and create solutions to carry out process improvements for brewing operations in the R&D brewery as well as the main production facility.
Work through, design and develop new flavors and products trials in the R&D brewery as well as effectively scale-up creations.
Inventory management in the R&D brewery and R&D facility, including transactions through Ekos.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive.
What You’ll Need:

Bachelor’s degree (preferred) from an accredited institution in Brewing or Fermentation Science, Biology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Food Science or Engineering, or High school education and equivalent education and experience
Minimum 6 months of experience in a food or beverage company and experience and knowledge in Good Manufacturing Practices and Good Laboratory Practices. Innovation and fermentation experience is a plus.
Certificate in brewing and/or food science from an accredited program is preferred.

What Will Make You Successful:
Ability to perform and follow all SOPs and have the initiative to run research experiments independently.
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:
Individual must be able to perform physical activities which include but are not limited to lifting, bending over, kneeling, twisting, climbing on ladders, stooping, crouching, and routinely lifting up to 50 lbs. and occasionally up to 100 lbs. They may be required to stand for various hours at a time. This person is expected to use/operate latches, hand tools, clamps, hoses, pumps, valves, etc., that will require dexterity, manipulation and hand-eye coordination.
Due to varying business needs, this candidate must be able to work anytime within a 1st or 2nd shift window with the occasional overnight and/or weekend coverage. They will be expected to occasionally handle hazardous chemicals.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to cleaning chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
Compensation\: The range for this position is $21.75 to $24.75
We consider all qualified applicants for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other factors prohibited by law.